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  • 1 Spoil

    v. trans.
    Plunder: P. and V. πορθεῖν, διαπορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν, διαρπάζειν, συλᾶν, λῄζεσθαι, φέρειν, P. ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν, διαφορεῖν, λῃστεύειν, V. πέρθειν, ἐκπέρθειν (also Plat. but rare P.); see plunder.
    Strip the dead of arms: P. and V. σκυλεύειν.
    Ravage: P. and V. δῃοῦν, τέμνειν, P. κείρειν, κακουργεῖν, ἀδικεῖν.
    Deprive: P. and V. ἀποστερεῖν. V. ἀποστερίσκειν; see Deprive.
    Ruin, injure: P. and V. διαφθείρειν, λυμαίνεσθαι (acc. or dat.); see Injure.
    We will entreat him not to spoil the meeting: P. δεησόμεθα αὐτοῦ... μὴ διαφθείρειν τὴν συνουσίαν (Plat., Prot. 338D).
    Pamper: P. διαθρύπτειν, V. ἁβρύνειν.
    Be spoiled, pampered: P. and V. τρυφᾶν.
    Disgrace: P. and V. αἰσχύνειν, καταισχύνειν, μιαίνειν.
    V. intrans.
    Be injured: P. and V. διαφθείρεσθαι.
    Be spoiling ( be eager) for a fight: P. πολεμησείειν; at sea, P. ναυμαχησείειν.
    ——————
    subs.
    Plunder: P. and V. λεία, ἡ, ἁρπαγή, ἡ.
    Arms taken from the dead: P. and V. σκῦλα, τά, σκύλευμα, τά, V. λάφυρα, τά.
    Booty, prey: P. and V. ἄγρα, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.), ἄγρευμα, τό (Xen.); see Prey.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Spoil

См. также в других словарях:

  • spoiling for a fight — in. argumentative; asking for a fight. □ They were just spoiling for a fight, and they went outside to settle the matter. □ She was grouchy, and you could tell she had been spoiling for a fight all day …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • spoiling for a fight — to be very eager to fight or argue. He says what he thinks, and so people think he always seems to be spoiling for a fight …   New idioms dictionary

  • be spoiling for a fight — to be very eager to fight or argue about something. The trouble was caused by a group of demonstrators who were obviously spoiling for a fight …   New idioms dictionary

  • be spoiling for a fight — phrase to want a chance to fight or argue with someone Thesaurus: to arguehyponym arguments and arguingsynonym Main entry: spoil …   Useful english dictionary

  • (be) spoiling for a fight — be ˈspoiling for a fight idiom to want to fight with sb very much Main entry: ↑spoilidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • be spoiling for a fight — to want a chance to fight or argue with someone …   English dictionary

  • spoiling for — EAGER FOR, looking for, keen to have, after, bent on, longing for; informal itching for. → spoil * * * spoiling for 1. More than ripe or ready for (a fight, etc) 2. Intent on • • • Main Entry: ↑spoil * * * (be) spoiling for : to have a strong de …   Useful english dictionary

  • spoiling for — it s obvious he s spoiling for a fight Syn: eager for, itching for, looking for, keen to have, after, bent on, longing for …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • be spoiling for — (be) spoiling for : to have a strong desire for (something, such as a fight) They are spoiling for a fight/argument. The team is spoiling for a rematch. • • • Main Entry: ↑spoil …   Useful english dictionary

  • spoil for a fight — try to begin a fight, chip on his shoulder, cruising for a bruising    Bud was spoiling for a fight with me. He said, You re too chicken to fight, ain t you? …   English idioms

  • be spoiling for — idi Informal. to be very eager for: They re spoiling for a fight[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

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